diff --git a/src/timeline2/view/qml/timeline.qml b/src/timeline2/view/qml/timeline.qml
index 7f49c644fa14abeba8c6fab1eb9e53b168da12bb..fc78031d1956bbf38e56cebd9dff0bd7eba8cfb9 100644
--- a/src/timeline2/view/qml/timeline.qml
+++ b/src/timeline2/view/qml/timeline.qml
@@ -160,6 +160,16 @@ Rectangle {
             return -1;
         }
     }
+    function getMouseX() {
+        if (dragProxy.draggedItem > -1 && dragProxy.masterObject) {
+            return (dragProxy.masterObject.x + dragProxy.masterObject.mouseXPos) - scrollView.contentX
+        }
+        if (tracksArea.containsMouse) {
+            return tracksArea.mouseX
+        } else {
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
 
     function getScrollPos() {
         return scrollView.contentX
@@ -298,7 +308,7 @@ Rectangle {
     //onCurrentTrackChanged: timeline.selection = []
     onTimeScaleChanged: {
         if (root.zoomOnMouse >= 0) {
-            scrollView.contentX = Math.max(0, root.zoomOnMouse * timeline.scaleFactor - tracksArea.mouseX)
+            scrollView.contentX = Math.max(0, root.zoomOnMouse * timeline.scaleFactor - getMouseX())
             root.zoomOnMouse = -1
         } else {
             scrollView.contentX = Math.max(0, root.consumerPosition * timeline.scaleFactor - (scrollView.width / 2))